diff --git a/k8-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml b/k8-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 0aa618262..68ea375b7 100644
--- a/k8-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/k8-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@ metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
   name: manager-role
 rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_controller.go b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_controller.go
index bed609b33..ddfc39e02 100644
--- a/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_controller.go
+++ b/k8-operator/controllers/infisicalsecret_controller.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type InfisicalSecretReconciler struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=secrets.infisical.com,resources=infisicalsecrets/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=secrets.infisical.com,resources=infisicalsecrets/finalizers,verbs=update
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=secrets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=configmaps,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=list;watch;get;update
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to